<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on the GeekWire Podcast: we take the show on the road &amp;mdash; or rather, on the rails &amp;mdash; recording on &lt;a href="https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/routes-schedules/2-line"&gt;Sound Transit's 2 Line&lt;/a&gt; as we ride the &lt;a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-lime-and-others-helping-to-celebrate-opening-of-new-light-rail-line-from-seattle-to-eastside/"&gt;world's first light rail on a floating bridge&lt;/a&gt; from Seattle's Northgate neighborhood to Microsoft's campus in Redmond.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Along the way, we talk tech news, chat with fellow passengers, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the engineering from Sound Transit's &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/henryonboard/"&gt;Henry Bendon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;After arriving in Redmond, we sit down with Microsoft President&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://news.microsoft.com/source/exec/brad-smith/"&gt;Brad Smith&lt;/a&gt; to talk about the company's two-decade role in making the &lt;a href="https://www.soundtransit.org/crosslake"&gt;Crosslake Connection&lt;/a&gt; a reality &amp;mdash; and hit him with a trivia question he didn't see coming.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We also discuss &lt;a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/defense-giant-anduril-is-quietly-building-autonomous-warships-on-seattles-historic-ship-canal/"&gt;Anduril's autonomous warship facility on Seattle's ship canal&lt;/a&gt;, golf star &lt;a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/golf-star-bryson-dechambeau-leads-acquisition-of-seattle-area-startup-sportsbox-ai/"&gt;Bryson DeChambeau's acquisition of Bellevue-based Sportsbox AI&lt;/a&gt; ahead of the Masters, and more.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;With GeekWire's John Cook, Todd Bishop, and Kurt Schlosser. Edited by Curt Milton.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Riding the rails — over a floating bridge: GeekWire Podcast takes the train across the lake to Microsoft

APR 11, 202642 MIN
GeekWire

Riding the rails — over a floating bridge: GeekWire Podcast takes the train across the lake to Microsoft

APR 11, 202642 MIN

Description

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: we take the show on the road — or rather, on the rails — recording on Sound Transit's 2 Line as we ride the world's first light rail on a floating bridge from Seattle's Northgate neighborhood to Microsoft's campus in Redmond. Along the way, we talk tech news, chat with fellow passengers, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the engineering from Sound Transit's Henry Bendon. After arriving in Redmond, we sit down with Microsoft President Brad Smith to talk about the company's two-decade role in making the Crosslake Connection a reality — and hit him with a trivia question he didn't see coming. We also discuss Anduril's autonomous warship facility on Seattle's ship canal, golf star Bryson DeChambeau's acquisition of Bellevue-based Sportsbox AI ahead of the Masters, and more. With GeekWire's John Cook, Todd Bishop, and Kurt Schlosser. Edited by Curt Milton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.